Maia Song Contest 6

The Maia Song Contest 6 was the sixth edition of the Maia Song Contest. It was hosted in Urtistan following their victory in the previous edition.

Bidding phase
EOU and the MBU announced the conditions under which cities and venues could announce their interest in hosting the contest.


 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for the rehearsal period before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Host venue

Returning artists
Two artists returned after previously having participated in the contest. Olya Polyakova returned after previously representing US Talados in #2 where she placed 12th in the final with 85 points, and in #3 where she failed to qualify - placing 12th in the semi-final with 64 points. Yoonmirae previously featured in the Otaku entry in #4 with the song "Eagles" where they placed 3rd, but will return to feature alongside Ailee in the Urtistani entry this time.

Semi Final 1
Lianistan and Urtistan also voted in this semi-final.

A playlist can be found here, and a recap can be found here.

The full scoreboard can be found here.

Semi Final 2
Arkaystia, Björnska and Respublika also voted in this semi-final.

A playlist can be found here. Recap here.

The full scoreboard can be found here.

Grand Final
A playlist containing all twenty-five songs can be found here.

The full scoreboard can be found here.


 * 1.As the hosts of the contest, Urtistan was randomly allocated to perform 16th.

Fronezench representative
It was falsely reported by media outlets that the Fronezench artist, LP (Laura Pergolizzi), would not be allowed to compete with their song "Lost On You" due to MBU rules. The Fronezench Head of Delegation responded to these claims, believing them to be true, and announced that they would send Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello with the song "Bad Things". Once it became apparent that the rumours were untrue, Fronezench Broadcasting Initiative (FBI) reinstated Pergolizzi as the Fronezench representative, also issuing an apology to both artists involved in the controversy.

Temekylopian representative
On the 3rd of January, the TSBN revealed that Miriam Bryant would represent Temekylopia with her Swedish song "Ett sista glas". However, on the 6th of January, Miriam Bryant revealed that she was pulling out of the competition, because of her recently discovered mental health issues. The TSBN quickly revealed their new artist and entry, Olga Romanovskaya with the song "Derzhi Menya Krepche". Miriam has not yet responded to this decision, and it is currently unknown if Miriam will represent Temekylopia in the future.

International broadcasts and voting
Please check the list of official rules before submitting a spokesperson.

Voting and spokespersons

 * Laura Närhi (Amsokian representative in the fifth edition)
 * Courtney Stodden & Kim Woodburn
 * Tiffany Pollard
 * Colton Haynes
 * Imogen Heap
 * Sara Bareilles (Drékýriðn representative in the fifth edition)
 * Erika Jayne
 * Boris René
 * Anna Book
 * Aneeka (Flowekian representative in the fifth edition)
 * Lisa Ajax (Foronian representative in the second edition)
 * Bebe Rexha (Fronezench representative in the third edition)
 * Zolita
 * Christer Björkman
 * Catrina Hylton


 * Maan (Kaohportian representative in the first edition)
 * Zhanar Dugalova (Kashykian representative in the first edition)
 * Kygo (Kiznrlandish representative in the fifth edition)
 * Cody Christian
 * Nicola McLean
 * Anastacia (Lianistani representative in the first edition & fifth edition)
 * Mary Berry
 * Gabriela Gunčíková
 * Lisa Kudrow
 * Connie Min
 * Britney Spears
 * YOHIO
 * Tamta
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson
 * Sarah Geronimo


 * Carol Channing
 * Natalie Horler
 * Çıldıs Tanagaşeva
 * Kazem Chamas (Samavian representative in the fifth edition as part of The5)
 * Sergey Lazarev (Sueltan representative in the fourth edition)
 * Julio Jones
 * BABYMETAL (Tayō Nohiton representative in the first edition)
 * Cindy With An S
 * Teddy Riner
 * BLEONA (Taladosian representative in the fourth edition)
 * DARA (Winner of Maia Song Contest 5)
 * Lzzy Hale (Uslian representative in the second edition)
 * Asbjørn (Usofan representative in the second edition)
 * Rebecca Mader & Chibi (Valerian representative in the fourth edition as part of The Birthday Massacre)
 * Anjulie (Zartanese representative in the fourth edition)
 * Katniss Everdeen

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Maia Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. The MBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

Active MBU countries

 * - The Dalérín Broadcasting Network (DBN) announced on 23 December 2016 that they would not participate for unspecified reasons.


 * - Following poor relations and a conflict between Tanviqua and the partially-recognised Viridia, the MBU announced on 25 December 2016 that neither Tanviqua nor Viridia would be allowed to compete in the Maia Song Contest 6. The MBU stated that it was hopeful that the tension and the Viridian-Tanviquan War between the two states would be resolved and Tanviqua would be allowed to return to the next edition. Tanviquan leader Tanvir Alam was also hopeful of a speedy return, revealing that "Tanviqua will be back as soon as the Viridian psychopaths are repelled". Zycantia, which Viridia is formally part of, was allowed to compete, due to the Zycantian government having no involvement in the political conflict. Zycantian President Trish Hegarty announced that she "doesn't care who owns Viridia or Tanviqua as long as it doesn't damage the region's burgeoning slutpop industry". It is alleged by Tanviquan media that a handsome donation and several gift baskets of Shaniqua Diva XXL Comfort Dildos was sent to the MBU by Shaniqua "Shaniqua Diva" Stevic to allow the ongoing participation of Zycantia.


 * - Following a significant lack of funding, and failure to properly fund their participation including the provision of televoting or a back-up jury, the MBU stated on 21 December 2016 that the country would no longer be permitted to participate in the contest. On top of this, failure to repay debts resulted in the national broadcaster, XhoBroU, being removed from associate broadcaster status.


 * - The national broadcaster stated that progress had been made, however they still would not be returning to this edition. A return to the seventh edition is 'likely' according to their Head of Delegation.

Associate MBU countries

 * - The country of Mischen announced its intention to debut in the Maia Song Contest 6 with a "super glam song". It remains to be seen whether the country will be granted active MBU status but Mischen participated in the inaugural edition of the affiliated Turbovision competition.


 * - The country gained associate membership on 23 December 2016, however due to MBU rules, this does not warrant participation in the contest. It is unknown whether or not the country will be accepted to participate in the contest this edition. However they were given permission to participate in Turbovision

MBU non-members

 * - The newly established state of North Galatia applied to join the Maia Broadcasting Union so as to join the Maia Song Contest, preferably in the sixth edition. However, their application was unanimously rejected due to their atrocities and violations of human-rights committed against the Kashyk people within their territory during the Kashyk-North Galatian War. In addition to this, the nation is not internally recognised as independent.


 * - Due to ongoing conflict with Tanviqua, the MBU stated that partially-recognised Viridia would not be allowed to compete in the Maia Song Contest 6. Shaniqua Diva Fantasy Network (SDFN) executive Shaniqua "Shaniqua Diva" Stevic announced that she "would submit the MBU application form anyway to waste crucial MBU time and resources". Shaniqua Diva has revealed that she is hopeful for a Viridian debut in "the very near future", once she "rids the world of that closet homosexual Tanvir Alam."